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Sesame Street

  1. vulture op-eds
    Elmo’s Dad Should Have Defended His Son From Larry DavidFor shame!
    By Rebecca Alter
  2. vulture lists
    11 TV Seders, Ranked by MishegossFrom Curb Your Enthusiasm to Sesame Street.
    By Rebecca Alter
  3. f is for fungible
    Not You, Too, Cookie Monster!Cookie Monster is entering the half-baked world of NFTs.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. remembrance
    Bob McGrath Set the ExampleFor 47 years, the Sesame Street actor radiated the warmth and acceptance many young viewers would’ve never received otherwise.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  5. obits
    Veteran Sesame Street Grown-up Bob McGrath DiesHe was 90.
    By Bethy Squires
  6. we still love trash
    Turns Out, HBO Max Also Took Down Around 200 Sesame Street EpisodesElmo’s world has gotten smaller.
    By Eric Vilas-Boas
  7. sesame street
    Unpacking the Sesame Street Amusement-Park BacklashA family is suing SeaWorld Parks for racial discrimination after a video of a Muppet ignoring two Black girls sparked outrage.
    By Danielle Cohen
  8. fun-damentals
    Guess What F-Word Roy Kent Teaches on Sesame Street?Hint: It’s not football. This is America.
    By Jesse David Fox
  9. rip
    Emilio Delgado, Luis on Sesame Street for 45 Years, Dead at 81He held the record for Mexican American actor with the longest-running role in TV history.
    By Ashley Shannon Wu
  10. winter olympics 2022
    11 Films and Shows to Cure Your Olympic Figure-Skating WithdrawalSo you’ve become obsessed with Olympic figure skating, but you have a lot of time to kill before 2026. Here’s what to watch.
    By Rebecca Alter
  11. books
    Backstage at the Birth of Sesame StreetThe Muppeteers look even shaggier than Oscar does.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  12. visiting sesame street
    Billie Eilish is Happier Than Ever Singing with The Count on Sesame StreetBrought to you by the letters “O M G !”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  13. cute
    Everybody Shut Up! Elmo Has a Puppy Now.Sesame Street welcomes Billie Eilish, Naomi Osaka, Elmo’s puppy, and more beginning November 11.
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. muppetry
    Frank Oz Says ‘Disney Doesn’t Want’ Him Working with the Muppets AnymoreDisney needs to let Muppets be weird again. How could they say no to Miss Piggy himself?
    By Rebecca Alter
  15. art
    New York’s Most Beloved PuppetsFrom the childhood comforts of Sesame Street to the gleeful pop perversities of Avenue Q, a new show captures the heritage of puppetry in the city.
    By Carl Swanson
  16. movie review
    Sesame Street Doc Street Gang Is About When TV Needed To Be Saved From ItselfThe documentary, which celebrates the formative years of the iconic kids’ show, is also a testament to the singular forces that allowed it to happen.
    By Alison Willmore
  17. trailer mix
    Street Gang Trailer: Jim Henson and His Beard Spread JoyThe Sesame Street doc premieres in theaters on April 23, and on demand May 7.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  18. last night on late night
    John Oliver Wants Elmo’s Mom to Drop the Hair-Care Routine“She’s taking care of herself, and protecting those edges.”
    By Rebecca Alter
  19. kid stuff
    How Sesame Street’s Mr. Noodle Teaches Kids, Annoys Grown-upsThe “Elmo’s World” fixture may be a grown-up who never gets it right, but that’s what makes him an effective teacher.
    By Claire Zulkey
  20. sesame street
    Elmo Learns About the Importance of Protesting on CNN’s Town Hall“Not all streets are like Sesame Street.”
    By Charu Sinha
  21. sesame street
    Chatting With Elmo About His (Not Too) Late Night DebutA very special Zoom call with Sesame Street’s newest talk show host.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk and Samantha Lee
  22. coronavirus
    Big Bird Is CNN’s Newest Correspondent in Coronavirus Town HallHe asked the tough questions.
    By Charu Sinha
  23. vulture investigates
    Does Cookie Monster Have Legs? An InvestigationA question prompted by the The Not-Too-Late Show With Elmo trailer.
    By Justin Curto
  24. yay!
    Elmo Is About to Make Late-Night Shows 4,000 Percent More AdorableWatch out, Jimmys.
    By Rebecca Alter
  25. zoom culture
    Even Sesame Street Is Practicing Social Distancing With Elmo’s PlaydateAlong with Anne Hathaway and Tracee Ellis Ross!
    By Charu Sinha
  26. coronavirus
    Sesame Workshop Launches Resource Site for Stuck-at-Home Kids (and Bored Adults)Elmo teaches you how to wash your hands.
    By Rebecca Alter
  27. party report
    Remembering Sesame Street Icon Caroll Spinney at the Kennedy Center Honors“I think that a sweeter man was never born.”
    By Jen Chaney
  28. obits
    Caroll Spinney, Celebrated Sesame Street Puppeteer, Dead at 85He was the man behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. last night on late night
    Sesame Street Visits The Late Late ShowC is for Corden, apparently.
    By Bethy Squires
  30. the streaming wars
    Sesame Street Is Jumping to HBO MaxAlong with the full Sesame catalogue, the deal includes a late-night parody show hosted by Elmo.
    By Josef Adalian
  31. anniversaries
    Sesame Street Celebrating 50th Anniversary With Greatest Hits Box SetSesame Street: 50 Years and Counting will include highlights from all five decades of the show’s run.
    By Josef Adalian
  32. Todd Barry Remembers His Cameo on the First Season of Sex and the CityHis line had something to do with monogamy and prostitutes.
    By Jesse David Fox and Liz Rowley
  33. the industry
    Bo Burnham to Pen Songs for Warner Bros. Sesame Street MovieSkipping right past the rest of middle school and breezing into kindergarten.
    By Halle Kiefer
  34. swears
    Internet Debates Whether Grover Blurted Out the F-Word on Sesame StreetWhy would he blow up his career like that though? This late in the game?
    By Halle Kiefer
  35. not the onion
    Sesame Street Introduces Its First Homeless MuppetThe show wants to destigmatize housing insecurity.
    By Bethy Squires
  36. casting
    Anne Hathaway Might Be Starring In The Sesame Street MovieShe has reportedly been offered the lead human role.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  37. vulture investigates
    Are Muppets Sexual?A very serious investigation.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  38. tca
    TCA Awards Honor The Americans, Killing Eve, Queer EyeThe critics gave the beloved FX drama a final salute, and a tip of the hat to the newcomers.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  39. how to get to lawsuit street?
    Melissa McCarthy’s Lewd Puppet Film Is Being Sued by Sesame StreetThey don’t love being associated with puppet jizz. And puppet banging. And puppet ecstasy.
    By Devon Ivie
  40. gender equality
    Why Afghanistan’s Newest Sesame Street Muppet Is Advocating for Gender Equality“In a male-dominant country like Afghanistan, I think you have to do some lessons for the males to respect the females.”
    By David Canfield
  41. b is for billy
    Billy Eichner Dials Down His Usual Mania for His Visit to Sesame Street“Look, I get it. You’re a Grouch. I get that whole thing.”
    By Halle Kiefer
  42. Billy Eichner and Cookie Monster Team Up for a Special Edition of ‘Billy […]Billy Eichner has been friends with Big Bird for a couple years now, so it seems only right that he revealed a special, kid-friendly edition of […]
    By Megh Wright
  43. roll clip!
    Sesame Street’s Muppets Look F for Fantastic Dancing in Sia WigsSia stopped by the children’s show to share a song and a hairdo.
    By Tolly Wright
  44. Sesame Street Introduces Its First Muppet With Autism60 Minutes announced the character, Julia, will debut on Sesame Street soon.
    By Tolly Wright
  45. ‘Sesame Street’ Isn’t Just the Best Kids’ Show Ever, it’s Also Genuinely […] When you become a parent, or at least an involved parent (fuck you, mom! You were never there for me!), your life and priorities and rhythms […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  46. fired
    Sesame Street Fires Longtime Human Stars Gordon, Bob, and LuisIt’s part of the show’s HBO retooling.
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. candy
    Gina Rodriguez Teaches Elmo the ABCs in SpanishSorry, en español.
    By E. Alex Jung
  48. Fear Not Change, Fear Not Entropy, I Am Your New Sesame Street Muppet, by […] Greetings sir or madame, I want you to fear not what lies before you. I am not avenging angel nor trickster demon. No Loki am I. I am simply […]
    By Brian Boone
  49. chat room
    Geena Davis on Fighting for More Roles for Women“If you look at IMDB, up until the age of 40, I made roughly one film a year. In my entire 40s, I made one movie, Stuart Little.”
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
  50. last night on late night
    John Oliver & Sesame Street Take on Lead Poison“First, we all have to care!”
    By E. Alex Jung
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